5 seems to be the number of the week. On Tuesday we found out that we will be having baby #5 around December 19th! Some of you may be thinking that this is our 4th but it isn't. 5 years ago I was pregnant with our 3rd baby but at 14 weeks (May 2, 2007) there was no heartbeat and a couple days later I had a D&C. We don't know if that baby was a boy or girl but we named the baby Josiah. We got pregnant with Amelia just a few months later. So this is #5. I am currently 5 weeks.
The kids were super excited when we told them. I asked each of them what they wanted for Christmas and then after they answered I asked them if they would like a baby brother or sister. Andrew and Amelia said yes and Jacinth said no. Then I told them there was a baby in my tummy. Jacinth said, "You're pregnant?!" and then she was excited. Andrew wants a boy and Jacinth did too at first but she has since changed her mind and she and Amelia want another girl. We'll see. :)
When we told our family I made up a "Surprise Party" invitation online and sent it to them. On the inside it said:
Come celebrate with us around December 19, 2012 at The Boggess House
Gift ideas: diapers, wipes, baby clothes
We are starting all over with this baby. I was done having babies and gave away all my maternity clothes, baby items, and baby clothes. Jesse has wanted another one all along and God apparently agreed with him because here we are. :) Andrew always asks me to have another baby and points out that we have an extra chair at our table and room in the van.
The kids (mainly Jacinth from what I hear) told EVERYONE at Awana that night after we told them. I had a dinner with some ladies from church so they got to find out if they hadn't read it on Facebook yet. Thursday we had our homeschool co-op and it was announced to everyone - the kids all told their teachers again too.
Yesterday I showed the kids a short video on how the baby forms the first 9 weeks. The site said our baby is about the size of a sesame seed so I got one out to show them. I explained that I will be tired, eat a lot, and will probably get really sick too and that they will need to help me out. Yesterday Andrew asked me when my stomach was going to get big and then today he asked if the baby had grown yet.
I have a major prayer request with all of this! In 5 weeks from today we will be leaving for Honduras (there is another 5)! But... I am usually horribly sick from around the end of week 5 to 14 weeks. We'll be in Honduras right around 10 1/2-12 weeks. Please pray that I will be able to survive our time in Honduras and be able to enjoy it. I feel really peaceful about all of this but there is still part of me that is afraid of being sick again.
I'll end on some more good news! We are planning on having a home birth this time! I am very excited about this. I've never used any pain killers or medication during my labors and I'm always ready to leave and go home immediately after giving birth. The hospital makes you stay for 24 hours though. This time I can do it all at home. That will be such a blessing!
